The benevolent banner., 1887-10-15
ITEMS ABOUT WOMEN.

Miss HELOIsE HERsEY will return to
Boston late in October and open a
class in English literature.
Miss ANNA DICKINSON, who has been
very i'll at Honesdale Pa, has SO far
recovered as to be able to take short
walks
Mrs. ANNA B. McHANAN has Just IS
sued little pamphlet Of Outlines"
for the study of Shakespeare and
Browning by classes.
Mrs. MARIA WHITE. an old friend of
the Beecher family, has rented the
house Of Henry Ward Beecher, and
will let the furnished rooms to lodgers
Miss T. HENRIETTA MUELLER. of
London, and for some years member
of the School Board there is in Boston.
She is an earnest sufragist also, much
interested in other reforms.
Mrs. MARTHA II. MOORE has be-
queathed to Colby University $4,000.
The proceeds are to be applied for the
use Of the library, the same to be
known as the Martha Moore Library
Fund.
Mrs. NANCY SOPHIA BRYANT, who
was we'll known and active in caring
for orphans and the destitute of this
city, as long ago as 1917, is preparing
for publication a book of reminis-
cences Of Boston and its noted charac-
ters. Mrs. Bryant is nearly eighty
years Of age.
Miss FRANCES Z. WILLARD, after
consultation with Mrs. Margaret
Bright Lucas, president of the Worlds
Christian Temperance Union. calls
upon the members in this country 10
recognize November II and 13, as days
for prayer for the growth and universal
diffusion of all forms of temperance
work.
Mrs. MARY KELLERMAN, OF Chetopa,
Kan, is a member Of the Board of Ed
ucation of that city, member of the
Board of Examiners, of the w. c. I.
u, Of the Woman's Foreign Mission
AIRY Society, and Of the Orphans and
Home Relief Association, all "because
she wants to help ne WOm&n's cause
and there are 50 few who will take the
responsibility"
Mrs MARY SEYMOUR HOWELL spoke
on Woman Suffrage in Byron. n. Y,
August 4. Mr. Sylvina M. Green ar
ranged the meeting, which was largely
attended. Mrs. Howell will accept in
vitations TO lecture and organize in
Northern and Eastern New York in
September and in Western New York
in October and November. Her adj
dress is 154 Hamilton street, Albany,
n. Y.
Miss MAY MONROE, is a daughter
| Of the late Prof. Lewis B. Monroe,
Dean of the Boston University School
of Oratory. Miss Monroe has been in
terested in her father work from child
hood. especially in that part OF oratory
which relates to gesture and its under
lying principles, as discovered by Del
sarte. For the last few years she has
been studying with Mr.. Steele
Mackayc. Of New York, favoritC
pupil of Delsarte, who has invented :
series of "harmoniac gymnastics fol
freeing the body from its restriction:
and imparting grace to all its move
ments.
CERTAIN men in times past, as wei
as in Georgia at present, have clam
ored to be protected from the ambition
of the black man. We have very
Door opinion of such chaps, for they
admit their inferiority when they ash
Tor special legislation to bar out th'
blacks: but, much as we despise th!
cowardly exhibition of intolerance, w
despise the man more who will b.
word. act or deed prevent woman from
entering the lists to compete witt
him in her endeavor to earn an homes
livelihood. Woman should have al
equal chance with man, and, so far a
we are concerned, we are not in tn
least afraid to arm her with the ballot
-MeadriUe Republican.
Mrs. HANCOCK says that once, whe1
the General felt called upon to enter
tain half dozen Sioux chieftains, sh,
helped him in his task by playing tn
niano for them. The music evidentl
, had power to please if not to ''sooth
the savage" for Immediately negc
tiations commenced, through g
interpreter to purchase the "bi
captains squaw," along with tn
..music table" Beads, robes an
blankets were first offered for tn
exchange. When the "big captain" rt
iected these, supposing the induce
ments were not sufficient they adde
monies to an increased number {
robes and trinkets Of all kinds. The
! indignation and dissatisfaction wer
/ apparent, and quickly made evider
lnnrinnr he hnnse in India